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Andrew is Chairman and CEO of Advisor Software, Inc. Andrew is also a co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Barra, Inc., where he served as CEO from 1984 to 1999. He is the co-author of two industry-leading books on institutional investing: “Modern Portfolio Theory: The Principles of Investment Management” and “Option Pricing”, and co-editor with Prof. Stephen Satchell of “Quantitative Approaches to High Net Worth Investment.” Andrew was also Professor of Finance and Operations Research at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In addition, he has written numerous journal articles and research papers on a wide range of domestic and international investment practices and theories. Andrew received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Mathematics and Physics from Sussex University in England, and earned a M.Sc. in Operations Research, an M.B.A in Finance and International Business, and a Ph.D. in Finance and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 3 investors hold the Founder Chairman & CEO role in VCSift. Andrew Rudd is one of them.
- • 7,285 investors are based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- San Francisco, US
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